The Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) is seeking public input on common data elements (CDEs) related to lower-limb loss for its draft, Common Data Elements for Lower Limb Loss Research. The CDEs and outcome measures are intended to provide researchers and clinicians with a menu of options to reference and utilize and to promote the collection of comparable data across research studies.
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Two sets of CDEs are available: measures highly suggested for researchers and clinicians to include in research and practice (referred to as Core variables), and measures that provide additional specificity or variation if a researcher or clinician chooses to use depending on study focus or population (referred to as Supplemental variables).
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All measures have been defined and curated by reviewing existing CDEs and with significant input from a federal interagency workgroup, which includes other National Institutes of Health and Centers; the National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research; the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services; the Department of Defense; the Food and Drug Administration; and Veterans Affairs.
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The draft report includes information to document the suggested variables within each category, along with variable definitions, variable options, suggestion on Core/Supplemental status, and data source where applicable.
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Comments should be directed to rehabilitation1@mail.nih.gov.
To read the Draft Common Data Elements (CDEs) for Lower Limb Loss Research, visit the NICHD website.
